[CynicalBear]

>> and I absolve you from your sins<<

You do no such thing. Only God can forgive sins. Any Christian can proclaim that sins have been forgiven by God if the sinner admits his sins but no man can forgive sins. Those sins were already forgiven by God.

Mark 2:7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

[Arthur McGowan]

Have you ever read the gospel of St. John?

[Salvation]

Have you ever read the words of absolution? It is God who forgives one's sins.

Catechism of the Catholic Church

 

1449 The formula of absolution used in the Latin Church expresses the essential elements of this sacrament: the Father of mercies is the source of all forgiveness. He effects the reconciliation of sinners through the Passover of his Son and the gift of his Spirit, through the prayer and ministry of the Church:

 

God, the Father of mercies,
through the death and the resurrection of his Son
has reconciled the world to himself
and sent the Holy Spirit among us
for the forgiveness of sins;
through the ministry of the Church
may God give you pardon and peace,
and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

[Arthur McGowan]

http://biblehub.com/john/20-23.htm

Of course, you realize you are quoting the ENEMIES of Jesus to support your position?